12dz Chapter 504 His Huo Yuan is back
Chapter 504 His Huo Yuan is back
Although he had never left the yard, he occasionally heard some news from the servants.
He had long known that the youngest daughter of the Ye family had returned to Beijing to trace her roots.
I just don’t know whether Huo Yuan returned to Beijing with his wife.
He felt that Huo Yuan probably didn't come, because he once told him not to return to Beijing no matter what.
But that's not necessarily true. Given the child's personality, he might not completely listen to him.
Mr. Huo sighed. No matter what, he wanted to meet his grandchildren and their wives.
Just as I was thinking this, there was a noise in the yard.
I saw several tall men being led over by the manager.
These people were all wearing sweatshirts and carrying ladders, which they placed directly in the yard.
"You guys, hurry up and don't walk around. Finish before noon and leave."
Several men nodded immediately and skillfully moved a lot of tiles and piled them under the eaves.
The steward saw the old man drinking tea in the yard and immediately came over to greet him:
"Old man, are you having tea? I asked a bricklayer to come and fix the corridor in the yard. It's a bit dangerous here. Would you like to have tea over there?"
The manager was afraid that the workers would be careless while working and tiles would fall and hit the old man.
He pointed to a pavilion in the distance, which was relatively far away and a safe distance.
The old man is really something. This yard has not been repaired for a long time and it is remote. The old man asked him to move to another yard, but he refused and insisted on living here.
He said he was used to living here and wouldn’t let anyone repair it.
A while ago, the tiles on this porch fell off and almost hit someone, and it was also leaking, so we agreed to find someone to repair it.
Huo Shizhong looked at the long corridor in the courtyard, and seemed to see the scene of him and Huo Yuan playing here in the past.
He has lived in this courtyard for more than 20 years.
The pillars on the corridor are already mottled and look very weathered, just like him.
"It's okay. I'll sit here and watch them fix it. You go about your business."
Huo Shizhong was not willing to go to the pavilion. He was not a child, so there was no danger.
The manager saw that no matter how hard he tried to persuade him, he just let him do what he wanted.
The uncle said that as long as the old man didn't leave the yard, he could do whatever he wanted.
After the steward left, Mr. Huo was bored, so he just watched those people climbing up and down, sweating profusely.
When he was young, he could do these jobs.
Huo Yuan's hands were shaking a little, but he managed to keep his mind steady and concentrate on stacking the tiles.
His eyes looked in the direction of his grandfather from time to time.
Grandpa is old.
Dark and thin.
He has a head full of white hair and is truly an old man.
He could hardly lift the masonry tools in his hands. He glanced around and saw eight guards in the yard, two at the door and four hiding in the trees.
He didn't dare to act rashly and just concentrated on his work.
And Mr. Huo didn't notice anything unusual. He just watched the men working under the sun and immediately ordered a maid to fetch some water.
"You are all tired. The old man wants you to come over and drink some water before continuing."
The old woman shouted, and Shen Yuan paused. Seeing that two people had already gone down, he followed behind.
"Thank you, Mr. Huo!"
The men expressed their gratitude one after another.
Old Master Huo is the patron saint of their Great Xia Kingdom, but they didn’t expect him to be so easy-going and even prepare water for them.
The men drank the water happily.
Shen Yuan also went over and got a bowl of water, but did not drink it immediately.
He came here today with makeup put on by his wife.
My daughter-in-law's makeup skills are simply amazing. With this look now, not to mention my grandfather whom I haven't seen for several years, even Yun Yi might not be able to recognize her.
The face was unrecognizable, but there were certain subconscious movements that my grandfather would definitely recognize.
Shen Yuan gulped down three mouthfuls of water, then put the bowl on the table, raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and burped.
"Sweet, this water is so sweet!"
In the past, he practiced sword here and sweated profusely, and his grandfather would prepare sugar water for him to drink.
He was just like that, gulping down three gulps, then wiping the sweat from his forehead with his arm and burping every time.
His grandfather always told him to drink slowly so as not to choke.
Then he would smile at his grandfather and say the water was sweet.
This action is not unique, and many people would probably do the same. However, he just saw that none of the people in front of him dared to wipe their sweat in front of his grandfather, let alone burp.
Even this bowl of water requires at least five sips, while others just take five gulps and stop only after finishing it.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished saying this, his grandfather suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
He remained calm, then picked up the bowl and drank the rest of the water.
Huo Shizhong's eyes were slightly red, and he suppressed the throbbing in his heart as he watched the man climb to the top of the corridor again.
It’s his Huo Yuan.
Although his face had changed, he could feel it.
He said that if that boy also came to the capital, he would definitely find a way to enter the palace.
Huo Shizhong didn't continue to watch him alone, but gave instructions from time to time. When he felt tired, he sat down for a while.
He has no regrets as long as he can see his grandson again in this life.
"Any of you know how to do carpentry?"
Huo Shizhong asked.
Then three people raised their hands, and Huo Yuan was among them.
The old man seemed to point directly in Huo Yuan's direction unintentionally.
"It's you. Come down. The bed in my room seems to be broken. Come with me to take a look."
It's no secret that his bed has been making some creaking noises for a long time, probably because he has been using it for so long.
Huo Yuan immediately climbed down the wooden ladder and quietly followed the old man into the house.
A maid naturally followed him, but as soon as they entered the house, the old man frowned and said:
"I've been sitting here for a long time and I'm a little hungry. Go to the kitchen and see if there are any snacks. Bring some over."
The old woman had no choice but to take the order and leave immediately.
The grandfather and grandson in the room did not recognize each other immediately. The old man actually shook the bed and said to Huo Yuan:
"Look at this bed. What's wrong with it? Why is it so noisy?"
Shen Yuan immediately squatted down to check the legs under the bed.
Realizing that there was no one around, Huo Yuan knelt down and kowtowed heavily to his grandfather.
Huo Shizhong's eyes were moist and he quickly helped him up.
"Hurry up, kid, you're taking too much risk."
The hoarse voice and thin body made Huo Yuan almost shed tears. He lowered his voice and said:
"Grandfather, it's not safe here. I'll make it short. This time when I return to the capital, I plan to confess to His Majesty. In Beichang Prefecture, I discovered that my second uncle not only amassed wealth and stored grain, but also mined iron ore privately. You guessed it right. I'm afraid they are already preparing for those things."
Huo Shizhong had expected this to happen, and it was unexpected that they had held out until now without taking any action.
What was even more unexpected was that he actually ran right under Huo Yuan's nose.
"As long as we stop them and nip their plan in the bud before it causes any major impact, our Huo family will not become eternal sinners. Grandfather, do you trust His Majesty?"